Samuel L. Devine

Samuel Leeper Devine (21 December 1915-27 June 1997) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district (R) from 3 January 1959 to 3 January 1981, succeeding John M. Vorys and preceding Bob Shamansky.

Biography
Samuel Leeper Devine was born in South Bend, Indiana in 1915, and he was admitted to the bar in 1940 after graduating from Notre Dame Law School. From 1940 to 1945, he worked as an FBI agent, and he returned to his law career after retiring. From 1951 to 1955, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives, and he served in the US House of Representatives from 1959 to 1981; he served as a member of the Republican Party. He supported a bill to impose prison terms and fines on Communist Party USA members in the state, and he chaired the House Republican Committee from 1979 to 1981, succeeding John B. Anderson and preceding Jack Kemp.